Alan Kelly
Question:869. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2024 and 2025 budget allocation for farm safety measures, in tabular form. [45032/24]
View answerTuesday, 5 November 2024
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My Department is implementing a series of farm safety, health and wellbeing initiatives in 2024 through dedicated funding of €2.5m. These initiatives promote farm safety practices and risk awareness and encourage behavioural change around farm safety from a young age, while also supporting those who have been impacted by fatal and non-fatal incidents.
The main initiatives in 2024 are outlined in the following table:
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Farm Safety Health and Wellbeing Initiatives 2024 |
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Open Call for Farm Safety, Health and Wellbeing Projects. |
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A series of joint DAFM/Health and Safety Authority farm safety media campaigns. |
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Agri Aware’s school children's farm safety initiative. |
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On Feirm Ground 2. |
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National Farm Safety Measure 2024. |
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Agricultural simulators for use in agricultural colleges and Teagasc research centres. |
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Farm safety Hi-Viz vests for children. |
Dedicated funding of €2.5m was also secured in Budget 2025 to continue to support existing initiatives and the introduction of new initiatives in support of farm safety, health and wellbeing. Plans are currently being developed for initiatives which will be delivered in 2025.
The Accelerated Capital Allowances for Farm Safety Equipment, which allows for the Accelerated Capital Allowances of 50% per annum over two years on qualifying farm safety and adaptive equipment, was expanded in Budget 2025.
In addition to the dedicated funding mentioned, the tables below outline the expenditure to date and anticipated expenditure in 2024 on farm safety related investments under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS).
Table 1: TAMSII
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Scheme |
Number of Sub Investments |
Sub Claimed Reference Cost |
Calculated Grant Value |
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TAMS II Payments 2024 |
456 |
€1,076,375.21 |
€483,843.93 |
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TAMS II - Safety Investments Approved but NOT yet claimed |
420 |
€768,515.24 |
€354,710.46 |
Table 2: TAMS3 Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme - Applications Received 2024
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Number |
Commitment Amount |
Grant at 60 % |
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4028 |
€24,099,436.84 |
€14,459,662.10 |